METROMIX PLANNER: THE BIG EVENT

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November 08, 2007

Tired of productions that take for granted the sites at which they're performed? A band or a play that could put on the same show at any old theater? This one-night spectacle is full to the brim with this curated event featuring theater, dance music and visual art installations that are tailored specificly to the area they occupy within the Chicago Cultural Center. Here are some highlights:

'MY ECHO IS A BRICK'

Located in Exhibit Hall, Elizabeth M. Czekner and Clover Morell's live performance is set in a gallery housing a multimedia installation revolved around the two artists in various parts of the city this summer.

'HERE LIES THE TRUTH'

Located in GAR Hall, this collaboration by seven artists asks "What are the consequences of speaking one's mind in an effort to convey what is true?" They explore this via a combination of text, movement, sound, music and video.

"HemiSPHERE'

Located in Preston Bradley Hall, check out a live-size skeletal relica of the Tiffany dome constructed out of Chicago Tribune news-papers. The piece is meant to use architecture as a metaphor for cultural growth.

'SNAPSHOT'

Located in the 1st Floor Washington and Garland Rooms, this live performance re-examines the news over the last 60 years by putting them into new contexts.